Account Director, Commerce

Minneapolis, MN (On-site)

$115K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end digital shelf client engagements by leading strategy, content optimization and creative programs, while managing multi-brand retailer projects, scope, budgets, and stakeholder alignment.

  • Direct client relationships and governance across eCommerce and content teams
  • Translate business priorities into clear deliverables and action plans
  • Lead cross-functional teams to deliver scalable digital shelf solutions

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary day-to-day client lead for digital shelf content and creative engagements.
  • Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across eCommerce, Brand, Marketing, Sales, Shopper Marketing, and Content teams.
  • Consult with clients on retailer content challenges and opportunities, translating business priorities into clear recommendations and action plans.
  • Guide client conversations on PDP content, search and discoverability, conversion-focused creative, content governance, and scalable ways of working.
  • Lead status meetings, planning discussions, project reviews, and presentations with clarity and confidence.
  • Anticipate client needs, resolve ambiguity, surface risks, and align stakeholders on decisions and next steps.
  • Lead the development of scopes of work for digital shelf strategy, content optimization, creative production, and ongoing content programs.
  • Translate client requests into clearly defined deliverables, assumptions, revision parameters, timelines, resourcing plans, and pricing.
  • Partner with Strategy, Creative, Production, Program Management, Operations and Photography Studio teams to validate the approach and ensure scopes are achievable and profitable.
  • Manage scope boundaries and change requests, clearly communicating impacts to cost, timing, resources, and contracts.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in account management, client services, consulting, or agency environments, with direct responsibility for commerce content or digital shelf programs.
  • Demonstrated digital shelf knowledge, including experience with retailer PDP content, product content optimization, search and discoverability, and retailer content requirements.
  • Experience leading or partnering closely with copy, design, creative production, photography studios, program management, and operations teams.
  • Proven ability to consult with clients, shape recommendations, and translate complex needs into clear plans and decisions.
  • Hands-on experience developing and managing scopes of work, estimates, budgets, timelines, assumptions, revisions, resource plans, and change requests.
  • Experience serving as the primary client contact for large or complex accounts and coordinating multiple workstreams.
  • Strong commercial acumen, communication, presentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple brands, retailers, deliverables, and priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred

  • Experience with digital shelf content for major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Instacart, or other retailer platforms.
  • Familiarity with retailer content formats and workflows, including titles, bullets, descriptions, enhanced content, image carousels, brand stores, content syndication, and content governance.
  • Experience within CPG, retail, commerce, or an agency supporting scaled retailer content programs.
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Propelis

The businesses of SGS & Co and SGK have united to form Propelis, a go-to-market ecosystem that enables marketers to move their brands forward with greater speed, clarity, and confidence. Our broad range of integrated solutions include brand creative, packaging, print solutions, branded environments, and content production. Services are delivered through our family of brands: SGX, Marks, Equator, Collide, and 5Flow. With a combined legacy spanning more than 150 years, Propelis commences operations with 10,000 employees in 30+ countries, nearly $1 billion in annual sales, and a diverse client base of over 2,000 leading companies.

318 employees (79 in marketing)

Salaries

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$115K/yr – $125K/yr

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Account Director, Commerce

Propelis · Minneapolis, MN · On-site